Monthly Archives: January 2010

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Many of you have probably already heard about Amazon.com’s sudden removal of all Macmillan titles (they are still available on the website for sale by third parties, but not from Amazon itself). Macmillan’s CEO had something to say about why … Continue reading →

In honor of having recently (finally!) read, and loved, SUITE SCARLETT. The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary – The Mountain View Inn: Where a mouse and a boy form a friendship based on a shared love of a … Continue reading →

Things I looked up on the internet to fill in some of the square brackets in my WIP: -top performing arts schools in N. America -illnesses that most often lead to death in N. America (answer: for the most part, … Continue reading →

December 29, 1995 (Megan is 15) We watched a movie called THE MAN IN THE MOON tonight. In it, this girl falls in love with a guy who’s 17 (she’s 14) but he and her sister fall in love later … Continue reading →

The 2009 Debs have come together to create a fantabulous prize pack of signed books, which The Leaky Cauldron will be offering in their Help Haiti Heal event this Saturday (January 23rd) starting at 2pm EST! For more information on … Continue reading →

Every book brings new challenges, and my current project is no exception. The biggest of them? I’m writing it not just in first person POV (like GHOST), but in the form of the main character’s journal entries. It’s interesting how … Continue reading →

To give you a taste of what I’ve been working on lately, here’s the song that I’ve had on repeat for the last two weeks: If I can get that feeling on the page, I will be a very happy … Continue reading →

It seems to me it’s about time I shared another of my early short stories. So you can now find “Horns” on the website. “Horns” was written in 2002 and appeared in BRUTARIAN QUARTERLY magazine in the summer of 2005. … Continue reading →

Curious about the query letter that got me representation for GHOST? (Back then it was called IN MEMORY OF.) My agent, Kristin Nelson, is sharing it, along with her comments on what made it successful, over at her blog: GHOST … Continue reading →

I got a book idea today from watching Miley Cyrus music videos on YouTube with one of the kids I work with. 🙂 Will I actually write that book? That will probably not be seen for at least a couple … Continue reading →